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Timberwolves fans welcome back Rubio with standing ovation

Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio returned from knee surgery during a Saturday night game against the Mavericks at the Target Center, getting a standing ovation from the home crowd when he checked into the game late in the first quarter.

Coach Rick Adelman started Luke Ridnour and Alexey Shved, electing to bring Rubio into the game with a little less than two minutes remaining in the opening period. A loud cheer went up immediately when Rubio went to the scorer's table and the crowd began chanting his name loudly as he waited to enter the game.